'Rape victim to finally record her statement'

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In connection with the alleged gang rape of a teacher of a private school in Rajpur area, the investigating officer said that the complainant would soon record her statement under section 164 of CrPC regarding the incident.

It should be mentioned here that a case under section 376 of IPC was registered at Rajpur Police Station late Friday night against the three gang rape accused one of whom was a teacher of the same school where the complainant taught.The alleged gang rape had occurred in Rajpur area in January, as per the complainant.  Rajpur police station in-charge sub-inspector Rajesh Shah said that police had acted after a zero FIR had been lodged in Chandosi police station, Uttar Pradesh.

He said that in her written complaint, the survivor had stated that she was a teacher in a private school, Bhaniyawala in Doiwala. The crime occurred after she had gone to the house of Manoj Kumar, native of Delhi and physical education instructor of the same school located near Sai temple, Rajpur Road in January, 2015. As per her allegation, Kumar had drugged her in her soft drink and then he along with two others had gang-raped her.

She further said in her complaint that though the other two accused were not known to her she would identify them during the probe. According to the survivor, the accused had made video footage of alleged gang- rape and they continued   blackmailing her, threatening to send the footage to her relatives.

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